Heel



C. WEIS.

HEEL. APPLICATION FILED APR. 17, 1920.

1 58,598, Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

Clha r/es ATTORNIY.

CHARLES OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

f HEEL.

Application filed April 17,

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES WVnIe, a citizenof the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Lancasterand State of Pennsylvania, "have invented new and useful Improvements inHeels, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to boots and shoes and more particularly to heelstherefor, and has for an object to provide a heel and a cushiontherefor, which can be easily applied and as readily removed forreplacement when the original cushion becomes worn and unfit for furtheruse.

Among other features the invention comprehends a novel manner ofapplying the heel to the sole of the shoe and whereby the heel will bemore securely retained in position and also aflord a means for quicklyaccomplishing the desired result.

My invention is particularly adapted for use in connection with ladiesshoes and similar foot gear, it being well known that with the presentform of heels now in use and which are usually termed French heels, ithas been found heretofore that rubber or other cushions cannot bereadily applied to the heel proper and if nailed thereto or secured bysome mucilaginous substance, will not be retained in place for anydefinite length of time. Further, a large number of the heels for ladiesshoes now generally used, are oft-times made of metal, being cast inaluminum and for this purpose, it is de-, sirable to have a cushionwhich can be readily applied to the metallic underside or face of theheel proper.

Further in the use of metallic heels it is obvious that the usualshoe-makers nails cannot readily be employed for attaching the heelproper to the sole of the shoe and for this purpose I have provided anovel means of accomplishing such attachment and providing an eflectiveand durable con nection between the shoe and the heel.

Still further the invention comprehends various improvements in heelsand means for attaching the same, over what is shown in United StatesLetters Patent No.1,061,028, granted to me May (5, 1.91.3, tor Tntenchangeable heels "for shoes.

in. the :l'urther disclosure of the invention, reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings constituting a part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of refer- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920. 1920. Serial No. 374,604.

ence denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which,

Figure 1- is a fragmentary side elevation of a shoe and heel, showingthe same applied and ready to be secured to the shoe, the dotted linesindicating the manner of securing the heel and also showing parts of theshoe.

2 is an end view of the heel.

Fig. 3- is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through theheel.

ig. 4 is a bottom plan view.

Fig. 5-- is a plan view of the cushion re moved, and

Fig. 6- is a bottom plan view of the heel with the cushion removed.

eferring more particularly to the views, the numeral 10 indicates aladys shoe and the numeral 11, a heel to be applied to the sole 12 ofthe shoe at the rear. The heel 11. is preferably cast in metal such asaluminum and on its underside is formed with a recess 13 having arestricted opening 14, said recess and opening forming a borderingdepending wall or flange 15 and alining ails or flangesilo, the heelfurthermore on its under-side having a threaded opening 17 preferablydisposed centrally of the heel in the recess 18.

The cushion is indicated by the numeral 18 and may consist of rubbersecured to an attaching plate 19 which also serves as a reinforcementfor the rubber cushion, the cushion being secured to the plate bysuitable screws or rivets 20 with the cushion and plate provided. withalining openings 21, 22, respectively, for the passage of an attachingscrew 23 which, passing through the openings 21, 22, is threaded intothe opening l'lrwhen the cushion 18 is applied to the underside of theheel 11. The attaching plate 19 for this purpose is formed to simulatethe shape of the recess 13 and thus has a curved beveled edge 24,alining beveled edges 25 and edges 26 extending at right an gles to theedges 25. By reason of the novel form or shape of attaching plate 19 theap plication of the cushion to the heel is readily accomplished and thecushion prevented from turning on the heel, the screw 23 being adaptedto secure the cushion and its attachingplate to the heel as mentionedheretofore with the head of the screw countersunk in the rubber or othermaterial of the cushion as shown.

By reference to Figs. l3 inclusive, it

Will be seen that for attaching the heel 11 to the shoe 10 there areprovided a series of bifurcated attaching elements 27, the lower solidends 28 of Which are rigidly secured in projecting portions 29 of theheelwith the upper portions forked or pron'ged as at 30 and the prongsnormally extending parallel. When the prongs have been forced throughthe sole 12 of the shoe, they are bent apart so that their flat surfaces31 Will body provided on its underside with a recess havinga restrictedopening into the breast of the heel, said recess defined by borderingWalls With beveled surfaces and presenting shoulders, a metallicattaching plate having shoulders and beveled edges adapted to Wecginglyfit the recess and provided with an extension fitting into the openingand exposed at the breast of the heel, a cushion member secured to theattaching plate and extending over the lower end of the heel and havingits sides flush with the sides of said heel and a screw passing throughthe cushion and plate into the heel for securing the cushion to theheel, the shoulders on the metal attaching platebearing against theshouldered Walls preventing lateral thrust on the attaching screw andthe extension on the plate providing a means for removing the plate andcushion as a unit.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES "WEIS.

